Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,082, Reuben Franklin, Va

SERVICE
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Franklin, Reuben
S 13,082
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CONTENTS

7657 Kentucky
Reuben Franklin of Clark Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mertz of the Ky Vols commanded by Col G. in the Va line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and Datto Datto Mr Taylor Winchester
Arrears to the 4th of March $ 120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 30.00 150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Day Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 9
Head
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6. April 1838 from 4. March 1843 to 11. August 1843. Age Notified 24 April 1845

(1) State of Kentucky Clarke County Sd.
On this 26 th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Richard French Judge of the Clarke Circuit Court now sitting Reuben Franklin a resident of Clarke County and State aforesaid, aged seventy seven years past, now in his seventy eighth, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Long's passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States sometime in the forpart of the year 1778, the month he is not able to tell at this time - He was drafted for eighteen months, as well as he recollects, tho' the time he was drafted for he cannot say positively in a company commanded by Capt. John Montjoy. When he entered the service of the United States he lived in Stafford County, Virginia - And said company was raised in said county, the Captain, John Montjoy resided in said county. We were marched to the Northward, and joined the army at the Valley Forge, where we remained sometime in quarters and from there we were marched near to Philadelphia, And the British having retreated from Philadelphia, were pursued by the American army He states that he was under Lee at the affair at Monmouth, and that he was with the troops who were ordered by Lee to retreat and who fell back in consequence of said order - He was then

(2) marched to a place called New Brunswick, as well as he recollects. From there to the White Plains where he was stationed for a considerable time in the army of General Washington. Whilst Whilst the army was at the White Plains he was taken sick and in consequence thereof he was taken to the Barracks at Fishkill where he remained a considerable time. When he left there he was ordered to West Point where he remained a considerable time. From there he afterwards was ordered on to Washington's army in the Jerseys at a place called Middlebrook as well as he now recollects, - near which place he was discharged.
He states that when he first joined the army at the Valley Forge, the company he belonged to was in the regiment commanded by Col. John Green, the Major was by the name of Samuel Haws. Gen. Washington commanded at the Valley Forge when he joined the army. The regiment was called the tenth regiment. He was part of the time in the sixth regiment, in a company commanded by Capt. Woodson. He was a very short time in said regiment and does not recollect any of the other officers except Woodson but he is under the impression that it was commanded by Col. John Green for he has no recollection of being under the command of any other Colonel. He recollects in Green's regiment. Capt. Chilton, West, & Lord. He also recollects Col. Brent and Col. Grison or Gruskin who commanded the fifteenth regiment.

He recollects Gen Lee at the affair of Monmouth and he recollects Gen Weedon whom he saw frequently whilst he was out with Washingtons army - Those are all the officers that he recollects distinctly
He states that he was discharged at the expiration of his time - He got a written discharge from Col. John Green, sometime in the latter part of the year 1789 the exact time he cannot recollect - He has long since lost said discharge - He states that the time he was in actual service he cannot exactly state, but he knows that it was more than fourteen months during that time tour.
He will now state his service in the militia during the revolutionary war - In the year 1776 he was drafted as a militia man in a company commanded by Capt James. The company was raised in Stafford county Virginia and marched down the Potomac river to a place called Bruns house, which was burnt by the British under Governor Dunmore, whilst we were in sight of it and compelled to retreat.
In 1780 he was again drafted in a company commanded by Captain George Montjoy, which company was raised in the same county, we were marched from Falmouth to Stafford court house, and then stationed to watch the British under Lord Cornwallis and after remaining there sometime we were discharged - We were commanded by Col James Garrard
In 1781 he was again drafted as a militia man in a company of Militia raised in Stafford County, commanded by Captain George Burrus, we were under the command of Col James Garrard, and marched to the Forge Old Fields where we were stationed sometime still

4 expecting the British under Cornwallis who not making their appearance we were discharged.
In the fall of 1781. he was again drafted as a militia man in a company commanded by capt. James Prim, he was in a regiment commanded by col. Philips. We were started in the direction of York at the time of Cornwallis siege there and met the prisoners on the road, and we were employed guarding the prisoners to Winchester in Virginia where we were discharged - If he got a written discharge either of those four militia tours he has forgotten it, indeed he is of the opinion that the company was merely dismissed and got no written discharge - He states that he cannot state with certainty how long he served in the militia in those four tours - He knows however that it was not less than four months that he was in actual service, although he believes it longer, but will say not less than four months so as not to run any hazard, which with the fourteen months actual service in the army make altogether eighteen months actual service during the revolutionary war.
He states that he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his said services or any of them - He can prove it He can prove part of his services by John Laytham whose certificate he has procured, and he can also prove part of his services by James Spillman sen -
He states that he was born in King George county Virginia

(5) in the year 1755. the time of the year he has forgotten although frequently told by his parents. He has no record of his age, but he has seen one that his father kept in a family Bible. He has not however seen it for a number of years. When he was a small boy his father moved into Stafford County Virginia, where he resided at the time when he entered into the service of the United States as before detailed. He lived in Stafford county during the whole period of the war, and until the year 1805 when he removed into the State of Kentucky, and settled in the county of Clarke where he has ever since and still resides. He has before stated that he was called into the service by being drafted. It has been suggested that he must have enlisted at the time he was in actual service fourteen months. It is his recollection that he was drafted into the service, in this he thinks he is not mistaken.
He is known in his present neighborhood to the Rev d Thomas Boone, Thomas Lowrey, Landon Roe, David Turner, John Rankins, Rev d William Rash and others who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Reuben Franklin

I James Spillman sen. a resident in Clarke County Kentucky do hereby certify that I am now seventy seven years of age, that Reuben Franklin who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration in the year 1780 in the fall of that year served a tour as a militia man in the same company with myself which was raised in Stafford County Virginia and commanded by Captain George Montjoy and stationed at Stafford court house - In the beginning of the year 1781 we also served another tour together, we were stationed at the old Forge - We served each of those tours not less than four weeks tho I think we served longer. This is all that we served together during the war - I was not very well acquainted with said Reuben Franklin at that time and cannot speak positively of any other service performed by him - He lived in Stafford County Virginia where I resided, but he lived in a different part of the county - He is in my opinion seventy seven years of age sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
James Spillman sen
We William Rash - a clergyman, residing in the County of Clarke and David Turner residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Reuben Franklin, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Rash
David Turner

(7) And the said court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant Reuben Franklin was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to it, that William Rash — who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Clarke County, and that David Turner — who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit — And it further certifies that John Laytham whose certificate forms part of these proceedings, and James Spillman sen. are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
State of Kentucky & ss. Clarke Circuit
I Samuel M. Taylor clerk of the Clarke Circuit Court in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Reuben Franklin for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afixed my seal of Office this 28 th day of March 1833.
Sam. M. Taylor Clerk as

Reuben Franklin
21.052
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24052
Benjamin Franklin Clk Ky.
Look on Roll
from 1778 permt 118 months
one extra to his permt for 14 months
#60
on Roll.
Mont, Ky.
June
1840
Saml M Taylor Clk Court Clarke Co Kentucky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Reuben Franklin Clarke Clarke County Kentucky
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     draft 1778 1 6 — priv Capt Montjoy Genl Lee Genl Washington Col Green 77 years Stafford County Virginia 2 Traditionary   draft 1776 Capt James Evidence and   " 1780 " No time given Capt Montjoy Col Garrard 2 Living Witnesses   " 1781 " No time given Capt Burnes Col Garrard   " 1781 Capt Brim Col Phillips  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
1778 was drafted for 18 Mo. but thinks he did not serve over 14 months, the last 4 hours were in all 4 mo

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 12, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Reuben Franklin S.13082
Mrs. Pearl Ricks Briehn, Stamps, Arkansas.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Reuben Franklin, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.13082, based upon his military service in that war.
Reuben Franklin was born in 1755 in King George County, Virginia.
While a resident of Stafford County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia troops as follows:
In 1776, a tour in Captain James' Company; early in 1778, fourteen months in Captains John Mountjoy's and Woodson's Companies, Colonel John Green's Regiment; in 1780, a tour in Captain George Mountjoy's Company, Colonel James Garrard' Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain George Burrus' Company, Colonel James Garrard's Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain James Prim's Company, Colonel Philips' Regiment, the entire service amounting to eighteen months.
In 1805 he moved from Stafford County, Virginia, to Clark County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1833 while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
Soldier died August 11, 1843.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Reoham
13.082 INVALID.
File No. 13.082
Reuben Franklin Prin. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1922 Aug. 4 visit to Mr. Geo. Spangler - En. Letter in S. 40031 for Brockman. 1929 Aug. 9. Visit to Harvey H. Franklin. 1929 Oct. 16. Visit to Mrs. William M. Swenk. 1933 May 12. Visit to Mrs. Paul Richter Buehler, aiding

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 8 th , 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Executor of Reuben Franklin, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1843, to the 11 th August, 1843,
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Lane
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

(18) State of Kentucky Bracken County — To all This day John Laythem a citizen of said county aged seventy two years personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for said county and made oath that he was well acquainted with Reuben Franklin in the time of the revolutionary war and that said Franklin was then a citizen of Hampshire County & State of Virginia and now a citizen of Clark county, State of Kentucky and that He knows that said Franklin was in the time of said war drafted on a tour of duty of eighteen months and that he very well knows that he did start upon said tour of duty and was gone for some length of time from his home and that he always heard & has every reason to believe that while he was absent he was on said duty and has no reason to believe but what he served eighteen months that he had never heard any thing to the contrary but that all his acquaintances who were drafted to gather with said Franklin did serve the time they were drafted for fully out Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of October 1830 Foster Collins Esq
State of Kentucky & County of Bracken ss
I Thomas P. Smith Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Foster Collins Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & who has given his certificate as above was then and still is an acting Justice of the peace in said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such full faith & credit are due and ought to be had and given as well in courts of Justice

(8) as thereout. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this Seventh day of November 1832 and in the 41 st year of the Commonwealth
Thos. P. Smith

Certificate of — John Laythorne as to relation to Rubin Franklin's service as a soldier in the revolutionary war

Scott City, Kansas. July 26th, 1922.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentleman;
Will you please tell me what you have about a James Harrison of Amherst Co, Virginia, and also a Reubin Franklin of E Clark County Kentucky. I wish this information for D.A. R. purposes so please let me hear from you at your very earliest convenience.
Sincerely, Mrs. George Spangler,
Scott City, Kansas. Box. 61.
Mrs

Post Office Box 438 Winchester, Kentucky, May 3, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with a copy of any records which you may have relating to Reuben Franklin , who served with the Virginia troops in the Revolutionary War. He was granted a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, while living in Clark County, Kentucky. He died in same county in 1843, at least his will was probated in that year.
Very truly yours,
Harvey H. Franklin
Harvey H. Franklin.

126 Franklin Street, Astoria, L.I., N.Y., July 29, 1929.
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Will you be kind enough to send me a statement of the services in the War of the Revolution of Reuben Franklin whose name appears in the Census of Revolutionary Soldiers published by Government in 1841. At that date he was living in Clark County, Kentucky, aged 85 years. (See above mentioned book, page 161.)
Thanking you in anticipation for your courtesy,
I am,
Respectfully yours,
Senora Higginbotham Sweeney. (Mrs. William M. Sweeney.)

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Director of Pensions war dept. Washington D.C.
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Bureau of Pensions Stamps Ark. Jan. 25 '33. Please send me pension record of Reuben Franklin granted a pension in 1835- in Clarke Co. Ky. for services in Rev. war. Va. Militia. - Serving in Clarke Co Ky in 1835 - and oblige yours Very Truly, Mrs Pearl Ricks Beichn.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. ADY
October 10, 1929.
Mrs. William M. Sweeny, 126 Franklin Street, Astoria, L. I., New York.
Dear Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13082, it appears that Reuben Franklin was born in 1755 in King George County, Virginia.
While a resident of Stafford County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1776, a tour in Captain James' Company; early in 1778, fourteen months in Captains John Mountjoy's and Woodson's Companies, Colonel John Green's Regiment; in 1780, a tour in Captain George Mountjoy's Company, Colonel James Garrard's Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain George Burrus' Company, Colonel James Garrard's Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain James Prim's Company, Colonel Philips' Regiment, the entire service amounting to eighteen months.
In 1805 he moved from Stafford County, Virginia to Clark County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

March 28, 1833 while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.
Soldier died August 11, 1843.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. ADY
August 9, 1929.
Harvey H. Franklin, P. O. Box 438, Winchester, Kentucky.
Dear Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13082, it appears that Reuben Franklin was born in 1755 in King George County, Virginia.
While a resident of Stafford County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1776, a tour in Captain James' Company; early in 1778, fourteen months in Captains John Mountjoy's and Woodson's Companies, Colonel John Green's Regiment; in 1780, a tour in Captain George Mountjoy's Company, Colonel James Garrard's Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain George Burrus' Company, Colonel James Garrard's Regiment; in 1781, a tour in Captain James Prim's Company, Colonel Philips' Regiment, the entire service amounting to eighteen months.
In 1805 he moved from Stafford County, Virginia to Clark County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1833 while a resident of Clark County, Kentucky.

Soldier died August 11, 1843.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 8-4 , 1922
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Reuben Franklin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 13082
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 ✓ Pvt James ✓ Va   Early 1778 14 mos. " Jno. Mountjoy Jno. Green "   " Woodson   1780 ✓ " Geo. Mountjoy Jas. Garrard   1781 ✓ " Geo. Burris "   Fall 1781 ✓ " Jas. Prim Philips   Entire service 18 mos.  
Battles engaged in, None stated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stafford Co., Va. Date of application for pension, Mar. 26, 1833 - al. Residence at date of application, Charlotte Co., Ky. Age at date of application, 75-55. King George Co., Va.
Remarks: He d. Aug. 11, 1843. There is no family file.
Only 2 reports are made for each inquirer.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.